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  <h1 class="title">Overview of the MySQL PHP drivers</h1>

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   <h1 class="title">Introduction</h1>
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     There are several PHP APIs
     for accessing the MySQL database. Users can choose between the
     <a href="book.mysqli.html" class="link">mysqli</a> or
     <a href="ref.pdo-mysql.html" class="link">PDO_MySQL</a> extensions.
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     This guide explains the
     <a href="mysqlinfo.terminology.html" class="link">terminology</a> used to describe
     each API, information about
     <a href="mysqlinfo.api.choosing.html" class="link">choosing which API</a> to
     use, and also information to help choose which MySQL 
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     the API.
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